Amsterdam News stories: Sportshttp://amsterdamnews.com/news/sports/Amsterdam News stories: Sportsen-usMon, 16 Oct 2017 12:09:51 -0400Colin Kaepernick files grievance, says NFL owners &#39;punished&#39; him for protesting
http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/16/colin-kaepernick-files-grievance-says-nfl-owners-p/Colin Kaepernick has filed a grievance against the National Football League in which he claims team owners colluded to keep him from being signed.Ahiza GarciaMon, 16 Oct 2017 12:09:51 -0400http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/16/colin-kaepernick-files-grievance-says-nfl-owners-p/Bill Daughtry—About other things, about his life now
http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/12/bill-daughtryabout-other-things-about-his-life-now/ESPN silenced television host Jemele Hill for two weeks for comments made regarding boycotting the sponsors of the Dallas Cowboys and their owner, Jerry Jones, but New York City sports talk show host Bill Daughtry silenced himself last week, retiring from the station at the end of September.VINCENT DAVISThu, 12 Oct 2017 17:47:00 -0400http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/12/bill-daughtryabout-other-things-about-his-life-now/Jemele Hill stands tall in the face of corporate cowardice
http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/12/jemele-hill-stands-tall-face-corporate-cowardice/ESPN broadcaster Jemele Hill should be applauded by those who are advocates of free speech for her intellect, unwavering voice and support for a critical cause—social and racial justice in the United States.Jaime C. HarrisThu, 12 Oct 2017 17:44:42 -0400http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/12/jemele-hill-stands-tall-face-corporate-cowardice/Young gymnasts celebrated at Hilliard Foundation benefit
http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/12/young-gymnasts-celebrated-hilliard-foundation-bene/Athletes, influencers and supporters gathered at the New York Athletic Club Oct. 3 to celebrate the Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation Going for the Gold Benefit.Lois ElfmanThu, 12 Oct 2017 17:39:25 -0400http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/12/young-gymnasts-celebrated-hilliard-foundation-bene/Minnesota Lynx win fourth WNBA Championship
http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/12/minnesota-lynx-win-fourth-wnba-championship/The 2017 WNBA season lasted as long as it possibly could as the Minnesota Lynx and Los Angeles Sparks, the top two teams in the league for the past two years, went down to a fifth and final game. Lois ElfmanThu, 12 Oct 2017 17:36:05 -0400http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/12/minnesota-lynx-win-fourth-wnba-championship/It’s only Week 6, but the Giants must prioritize next season
http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/12/its-only-week-6-giants-must-prioritize-next-season/At 0-5, the primary focus of the Giants’ leadership should be the team’s future. Jaime C. HarrisThu, 12 Oct 2017 17:34:44 -0400http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/12/its-only-week-6-giants-must-prioritize-next-season/They’re 3-2—You gotta give the Jets some respect
http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/12/theyre-3-2you-gotta-give-jets-some-respect/It’s week 6 of the NFL season, and although they share the position with the Buffalo Bills and the New England Patriots, a three-way tie, a screen shot of the NFL standings has the New York Jets 3-2 atop of the AFC East Division. Vincent DavisThu, 12 Oct 2017 17:33:06 -0400http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/12/theyre-3-2you-gotta-give-jets-some-respect/Changes in the Nets’ lineup give team chance to prosper
http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/12/changes-nets-lineup-give-team-chance-prosper/Last night’s preseason game at Nassau Coliseum between the Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers was a reminder of the great history of both teams, and their common denominator, Julius Erving.Vincent DavisThu, 12 Oct 2017 17:29:53 -0400http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/12/changes-nets-lineup-give-team-chance-prosper/As expected, the Knicks start their rebuilding from the bottom
http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/12/expected-knicks-start-their-rebuilding-bottom/Let’s get this statement out of the way in the first paragraph: The Knicks are bad. Jaime C. HarrisThu, 12 Oct 2017 17:28:11 -0400http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/12/expected-knicks-start-their-rebuilding-bottom/Odell Beckham Jr. to have ankle surgery later this week
http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/10/odell-beckham-jr-have-ankle-surgery-later-week/New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. will have surgery for his broken left ankle later this week.PIX 11 NEWSTue, 10 Oct 2017 11:39:54 -0400http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/10/odell-beckham-jr-have-ankle-surgery-later-week/ESPN suspends Jemele Hill over NFL tweets
http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/10/espn-suspends-jemele-hill-over-nfl-tweets/ESPN has suspended host Jemele Hill for two weeks due to "a second violation of our social media guidelines," the network announced Monday afternoon.Frank PallottaTue, 10 Oct 2017 00:20:45 -0400http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/10/espn-suspends-jemele-hill-over-nfl-tweets/Odom brings celebrity and his own resume to a room of legends
http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/05/odom-brings-celebrity-and-his-own-resume-room-lege/The New York City Basketball Hall of Fame once again officially inducted deserving legends and heroes of the game to its distinguished, prestigious organization.VINCENT DAVISThu, 05 Oct 2017 13:38:24 -0400http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/05/odom-brings-celebrity-and-his-own-resume-room-lege/The NYC Basketball Hall of Fame inducts the class of 2017
http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/05/nyc-basketball-hall-fame-inducts-class-2017/The New York City Basketball Hall of Fame held its 28th annual induction ceremony Tuesday night at the Bryant Park Grill in Manhattan honoring eight of the city’s former hoop stars.JAIME C. HARRISThu, 05 Oct 2017 13:35:29 -0400http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/05/nyc-basketball-hall-fame-inducts-class-2017/Dynamic duo fuel Brooklyn College tennis
http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/05/dynamic-duo-fuel-brooklyn-college-tennis/Brooklyn College’s formidable women’s doubles team of Georgeen Belrose and Shannel Johnson refer to themselves as Venus and Serena (after the Williams sisters). Both born in New York and raised in the Caribbean—St. Lucia for Belrose and Jamaica for Johnson—they share an easy camaraderie and a decisive commitment to being stellar student-athletes.Lois ElfmanThu, 05 Oct 2017 13:32:38 -0400http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/05/dynamic-duo-fuel-brooklyn-college-tennis/WNBA Finals go to a fifth game
http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/05/wnba-finals-go-fifth-game/The 2017 WNBA Finals have a familiar feel—same electricity as 2016, same two teams, same intensity and the same do-or-die quality. Lois ElfmanThu, 05 Oct 2017 13:29:28 -0400http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/05/wnba-finals-go-fifth-game/The Giants fall deeper into the abyss as Week 5 looms
http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/05/giants-fall-deeper-abyss-week-5-looms/Depending on one’s definition of over, it isn’t an exaggeration to make the claim that the Giants’ season is indeed over. For a team that had justifiable expectations to be a Super Bowl contender, the winless Giants now are hanging on to the slightest probability of just making the playoffs. JAIME C. HARRISThu, 05 Oct 2017 13:24:49 -0400http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/05/giants-fall-deeper-abyss-week-5-looms/The Jets come back hard, make strides in the face of adversity
http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/05/jets-come-back-hard-make-strides-face-adversity/The overtime period in the press box of the New York Jets game Sunday at MetLife Stadium was kind of like a re-enactment of a high school class room with a substitute teacher. Someone yells out, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times!” the famous line from “A Tale of Two Cities,” the historical novel written by Charles Dickens. VINCENT DAVISThu, 05 Oct 2017 13:22:30 -0400http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/05/jets-come-back-hard-make-strides-face-adversity/A local road win? For the Brooklyn Nets, it’s a start
http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/05/local-road-win-brooklyn-nets-its-start/The Brooklyn Nets began their new NBA 2017-18 season with a 115-107 road win against the New York Knicks Tuesday night. Although it’s only a preseason road game across the bridge in Manhattan, it’s a positive. A win is a win, and it’s something for a young, fledging team such as Brooklyn to build on. It helps them to figure it out.Vincent DavisThu, 05 Oct 2017 13:21:08 -0400http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/05/local-road-win-brooklyn-nets-its-start/Judge and the Yankees power their way to the ALDS
http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/05/judge-and-yankees-power-their-way-alds/Forget Aaron Judge having postseason jitters. If there was any concern that the Yankees prodigious rookie would show signs of nervousness under the beaming lights of playoff baseball, he resoundingly put those concerns to rest Tuesday night.Jaime C. HarrisThu, 05 Oct 2017 13:18:51 -0400http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/05/judge-and-yankees-power-their-way-alds/Royal Skills Clinic Celebrates 10 years
http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/05/royal-skills-clinic-celebrates-10-years/Friday and Saturday, Aug. 25, and Aug 26, the Royal Ivey Skills Clinic, along with Defending Your Dream, Inc., celebrated 10 years of working with neighborhood boys and girls aged 8 to 13 in the community of Hollis, Queens. STERLING IVEYThu, 05 Oct 2017 10:32:09 -0400http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/oct/05/royal-skills-clinic-celebrates-10-years/